In his commentary, Paul Thornton refers to the “utilitarian” letter from the school district that serves Monterey Park. At this point it’s literally cut and paste.

When you photocopy the letter, it creates a duplicate and the original stays intact. ... It's such a simple operation, you'd think everyone already knows how to copy, cut, and paste.

Chick-fil-A Provided Franchises With a Cut-and-Paste Form Letter in Response to Backlash. by Paula Forbes Jul 30, 2012, 10:35am EDT Share this story. Share this on Facebook; ...

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember the legacy of computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man who came up the copy-and-paste function. Tesler died this week at the age of 74.

Cut and paste construction still has a minor part to play, but as Nick Maxey, who heads up the on-shore development team in the UK for KPMG, explains, the company is now looking towards Appian, and ...